Encoding and decoding virtual reality video

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley, Z Htet - US Patent 10,469,873, 2019 - Google Patents
A virtual reality or augmented reality experience of a scene may be decoded for playback for
a viewer through a combination of CPU and GPU processing. A video stream may be …

Method and ui for z depth image segmentation

AE Bryant, D Pettigrew - US Patent App. 14/053,581, 2015 - Google Patents
An application that receives and edits image data from a light (73) Assignee: Apple Inc.,
Cupertino, CA (US) field camera. The application determines a distance from the light field …

Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality experiences

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley - US Patent 10,546,424, 2020 - Google Patents
US10546424B2 - Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality experiences -
Google Patents US10546424B2 - Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality …

Spatial random access enabled video system with a three-dimensional viewing volume

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley - US Patent 10,341,632, 2019 - Google Patents
An environment may be displayed from a viewpoint. According to one method, volumetric
video data may be acquired depicting the environment, for example, using a tiled camera …

Video capture, processing, calibration, computational fiber artifact removal, and light-field pipeline

B Bevensee, T Du, J Karafin, J Merritt… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
2017-05-10 Assigned to LYTRO, INC. reassignment LYTRO, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: DU, TINGFANG …

Vision correction system, method and graphical user interface for implementation on electronic devices having a graphical display

NL Hough, CJS Hough, JK Sharpe, RM Hough… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
US10564831B2 - Vision correction system, method and graphical user interface for
implementation on electronic devices having a graphical display - Google Patents …

Depth-based application of image effects

K Oberheu, C Pitts, D Petrovich… - US Patent 9,639,945, 2017 - Google Patents
An image such as a light-field image may be captured with a light-field image capture device
with a microlens array. The image may be received in a data store along with a depth map …

Data structures and delivery methods for expediting virtual reality playback

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley - US Patent 10,419,737, 2019 - Google Patents
A video stream for a scene for a virtual reality or augmented reality experience may be
stored and delivered to a viewer. The video stream may be divided into a plurality of units …

Array camera imaging system and method

J Gustavsson, H Heringslack, D Linaker… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
Aspects of the disclosed technology relate to an imaging system and method in which an
array camera is employed along with an image processor to make use of parallax …

Video compression with adaptive view-dependent lighting removal

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley - US Patent 10,567,464, 2020 - Google Patents
US10567464B2 - Video compression with adaptive view-dependent lighting removal -
Google Patents US10567464B2 - Video compression with adaptive view-dependent …